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My InterpretationThe title is referencing the old sun god of the Roman Empire, a time when Christianity was still persecuted and seen as a pagan religion, while natural phenomenon were still praised, to an extent, before scientific discoveries could explain them.

The song is beginning to question the merits and rituals associated with the sun god, Sol Invictus. The first verse and second verse contemplate the worship of the sun god only to see that peace is not coming, despite the fact that the “sun keeps burning my face.” So while their faith is rooted in something so tangible they see everyday (the sun), doubt is creeping up, but they press on, looking for a renewed faith...

Faith (or the foundations of it – the home) seem to be deteriorating further by the 4th verse and it seem they are looking for new answers to believe in.

The fifth verse is another state of confusion as they are still torn between the sun god and possibly looking to renew that faith, which is not coming, however much they want to believe in it.

@danicycle Nice explanation, I have no idea who the Sun God is and have never heard of this before but I thought the song sounded great and very meaningful even without having a clue what it was referencing. It's good to be able to tie the song to a story though, thanks for this.